CONFIRMED: Kelly has swapped Anfield for Selhurst Park in a £1.5m deal [GETTY]

The 24-year-old made 50 starts for former club Liverpool after making his Kop debut in 2008.

“Now is the time at that age where I need to get back to playing week-in week-out”

Martin Kelly

However, he struggled for first-team action last season, with Jon Flanagan and Glen Johnson getting the nod at right-back for Brendan Rodgers' side as they claimed a second place finish in the Premier League.

And Kelly says the chance to play regular football with Palace was something he couldn't turn down.

"Now is the time at that age where I need to get back to playing week-in week-out," he said.

"I'm looking forward to playing under Tony [Pulis] and playing regular football again.

"I'd heard about a potential move at the start of the summer, but I just wanted to concentrate on playing again in pre-season. I played a lot of games, which is what I needed. I've been out, fit, but not playing competitively all of last season.

"I remember coming here with Liverpool at the back end of last season to the 3-3 draw and the fans were incredible. That was one of the only stadiums I've come to where it felt like Liverpool fans the way they got behind the team on Champions League nights.

"The fans are massive at any club - they were brilliant at Liverpool - and they seem brilliant here.

"But I've looked around the training ground and all the posters on the wall are about the team. That's what I want, to play for a team."